The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-01-01
A LITTLE HEROINE.
Why my Lady Enid" Game Be-
fore the Public.

My Lady's name is Enid. She was
ten years old, when, on the day after
Thanksgiving, she decided she would
receive callers on New Years Day.
Her Aunt Jane came to dinner Mt
/ Thanksgiving, and it was then Enid
heard her mother and Aunt Jane de-
scribe the whole thing. Enid is one of
those charming young ladies who are
ut the table .scen but not heard" and
this was doubly charming because she
was very comely maiden for one so
young. She could talk with the most
delightful freedom when the time and
place allowed. At dinner she merely
partook of the good things, and said
ayes. Marm," and 'thank yOu," and
she could, particularly when the candy
came in with the black coffee. Not
that she ever partook of the coffee, as
she had not yet reached years of indis-
cretion, when people drink black coffee.
Well. as before remarked, she was seen,
but not heard, which gave her a fine
chance to hear every thing that was
said, and make up her own opinion
about it.
Aunt Jane said she Should receive on
New Years Day, and her mother said
that, il it was convenient for Aunt
Jane, she would like to receive at the
same time at Auut James house. The
two ladies agreed that this was u good
arrangement, as Cicily, the parlor girl,
and Brigetta Maria, the cook, and
:. yhomas Augustus, the butler, for some
singular reason, had decided that they
all wanted that particular day for II
holiday. Enid remarked to herself that
they, too, probably wanted to receive,
and, if they did, it would only leave
Mercy Patience Jones, the chamber
girl, at home.
..She won't mind" said Enid to her.
self. "Mercy Patience never receives,
she's much too old. She must be sew
enty-three and two months by this
time; for she was mothers own nurse
when mother was Il baby"
So it was all arranged. Enid's
mother was to spend New Years Day
and evening at Aunt James, and all
the servants, except Mercy Patience,
were to have holiday.
Enid wondered how it could be q
Happy New Year if the first day was to
be spent at home all alone with Mercy
Patience Jones' She thought it all over,
and had mosts brilliant idea. She
would receive herself. She knew just
how to do it.: You put on your best
clothes and sit in the parlor, and folks
come in and say: How'd dop' and
"It's very warm for this time of year,"
and II wish you Happy New Year,
and then you say, ''Thank you; it is
pretty warm," and won't you have
some cake?" and II thank you very
kindly Many happy returns. Hope
you had q pleasant time. Come again.
Goodbye"
She mentioned her little plan to her
mother and her mother said
Eyes, dear; SO you shall. Yon can
invite some of your girl friends 10 call
on YOU that day, and Mercy Patience
can make some lemonade and perhaps
some cake for your guests"
"Thank you very kindly" said Enid;
shut don't want TO ask the girls. La-
dies stay ut home dhd receive the gen.
"Oh! l sec. Your ladyship wants
the boys to come too. Very well; ask
Gracio and Ellen and Mary to bring
thoir brothers with them."
Enid was not wholly satisfied with
thehrrangcment; but she accepted il
without serioAs objection.
'srhe girls can receive with me, and
that will be just the same. I'll tell
them to come first, and then the. boys
can call, and we will receive them just
MS Mother and Aunt Jane receive their
callelS.n
This Is tho way sha, arranged the
1sNfair, and in due time Invitations,
Written on postal cards, We're duly sent
Tout 10 five girls and seven boys. who